Give a team ‘over-friendly’ umpires to officiate in the matches - and any team can make it Sweet Sixteen!
- Sathyanarain (!!!) Yes, That’s me! 
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And this is the result of a poll conducted by the Australian edition of the Daily Telegraph.
Courtesy : The Daily Telegraph - http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/
Note: Poricky or Poriki in Tamil means Rowdy, hence the title.
After watching the India-Australia Sydney Test, I decided to chalk out a few points that would be helpful for the Aussies. The Aussies should ‘memorize’ this checklist and if required, the ICC should conduct regular written and oral tests for them.
Seven Golden Cricketing Rules
1)You cant be denied victory if you play with thirteen people (11 players and two umpires). But that unfortunately, Mr.Ponting, is against Cricket rules.
2)When a strike bowler scores a half-century in a Test match against you, it means there’s something wrong in your bowling department. There’s no point in provoking the player by verbal taunts and then registering a complaint of racial abuse. This is for both Mr.Ponting and the gentleman named Andrew Symonds. Also, please dont forget that you were the great souls who invented the term sledging.
3)And now to you Mr.Ponting, its the umpire’s job to raise his finger and tell you guys about the fate of the batsman. You are not supposed to give decisions(By wagging your fingers at the umpire)
4)Coming to the vice-captain, Adam Gilchrist(Alas! I thought he was the only gentleman in Aussie cricket. He has let me down) A batsman is ‘caught out’ only when the ball ‘hits’ the bat and lands at the hands of the fielder.
5)Also, the ball has to land at the fielder’s hands without hitting the ground.
6)This is for the umpires - Your job is difficult. That’s why there is something called the third umpire - to assist you people. But I really cant help it if you dont want to consult them for various number of reasons. I don’t want to discuss those reasons here in public!
7)Also Mr.Umpires, if the bowler oversteps the crease, that’s called a No-ball!
Please go and learn this check-list by heart before the Perth Test. Will be useful for the common cricket fan.
“Only one team played with the game’s spirit.”
-Anil Kumble
“The Indians were robbed!”
“Sack Ponting”
- Peter Roebock
Give a team ‘over-friendly’ umpires to officiate in the matches - and any team can make it Sweet Sixteen!
- Sathyanarain (!!!) Yes, That’s me! 
The Aussies (Cricket team) invented the term sledging in cricket. For them its part of the game. The others do it and it becomes an unwanted mind game and aggression. They take it to the media and blow it.
They have been racially abusing those whom they couldn’t beat in the game. Others do it and it suddenly becomes a complaint.
They over-appeal, shout and stare at the umpires. Well, they are after all the world champions! They are allowed to do it! They have got the license!
Well, I cant totally blame them . The umpires! The men in white usually think twice before giving a decision against them.
World champions are supposed to be the ambassadors of the game. They are supposed to be loved by all. And when talked about their arrogance, Ricky Ponting (Or was it Steve Waugh?) told the media that there is a tendency among people to hate champions. Well, who didnt like Schumi when he drove his Ferrari to victory every sunday? Or who hates Roger Federer. Tiger Woods is a known and respected figure all around the world.
You may be great or even invinsible in cricket. That’s great! I appreciate it! Infact I am a great fan of Australian Cricket!
But please try to shed that arrogance tag!.
When Wasim Jaffer, the shy Indian test cricket opener and Irfan Pathan, pounded the Pakistani bowling attack in the second test at Kolkata and the third test in Bangalore respectively, the first thing that came to my mind was what Shoaib Malik, the captain of the Pakistani Cricket team in the World Cup, told the presentaion ceremony after the finals which they lost to India.“I want to thank all the Muslims in the world…..”Well, here are two muslims in the Indian cricket team who are sending the Pakistani players on a leather hunt….Hard to imagine Malik comes from a team which has produced seasoned cricketers like Imran Khan, Wasim Akram and the beloved Inzy.
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